German Reader 1.0

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Description

The German Reader 1.0 is a beginning reader containing 44 short stories. To read the first story the student only needs to know the seven target words for that story. Words and phrases that have not been learned yet are in bold type. At the end of the story the words in bold type are listed along with their English meanings.

To read the second story the student only needs to know the new target words and phrases and those from story #1. Again, any words the student has not yet learned are in bold type, listed at the end of the short story along with the English meanings.

This pattern repeats itself throughout the 44 short stories. The 1.0 Reader vocabulary and level of difficulty at the end of the reader meshes seamlessly with the next reader in the series, the 1.1 Reader.

The German Reader 1.0 was piloted by three high school teachers with their beginning students, with positive feedback.

The reader is 5.5 inches x 8.5 inches and 152 pages. Average story length is 260 words.

ISBN 13: 978-0-9816079-4-8

Audio CD version

An Audio CD of all 44 stories being read slowly is available. Each slow reading in German is followed by the English translation. The reading of each story includes the reading of the questions found at the end of each story. Total recording time, including the reading and translation of stories which are in both present tense and conversational past tense, is six hours fifty two minutes.

Teacher’s Manual

Classroom use

Here are four ways to use this reader:

Supplemental reading

The reader can be used for supplemental reading.

Support for SABINE UND MICHAEL, Level 1

The target vocabulary closely mirrors the vocabulary of Michael Miller’s SABINE UND MICHAEL, Level 1 chapters 3 and 4. Teachers can have their students read the stories in support of their SABINE UND MICHAEL-based lessons.

TPRS lessons

In my classroom, I use the TPRS method of language teaching. I teach the target vocabulary sequentially from story 1 to story 44. After the students have learned each new set of target vocabulary words/phrases in TPRS-based lessons, the students read the corresponding story.

Supplemental reading for students learning German on their own

Because the vocabulary builds upon itself and the stories offer ample repetition, the 1.0 Reader is an excellent resource for beginning students of German. Since each reader meshes seamlessly into the next in the series, the self-learner has reading material for the equivalent of four years of high school German.

Excerpts

Below are stories 1, 5, and 30. The vocabulary and level of difficulty slowly increase throughout this beginning reader.